PRNDL off?

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PRNDL off?

January 17, 2014, 12:28:55 AM

On my 86 the shift indicator is off. Anyone experienced this? If so, is it a relatively easy fix?

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Reply #1 – January 17, 2014, 01:52:24 AM

colum shifter?

the plastic breaks easily. trim the tabs off of the mount and put a hose clamp over it.

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Reply #2 – January 17, 2014, 09:04:19 AM

x2

Of all the fox-body column shifters I have owned, my '80 t-bird is the ONLY one that the original PRNDL is intact and functional.

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Reply #3 – January 17, 2014, 09:07:44 AM

Info & fix: http://www.coolcats.net/help/indicator.html

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Reply #4 – January 17, 2014, 11:39:29 AM

mine worked when i got it, but I broke it :(

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Reply #5 – January 17, 2014, 02:31:13 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats;427439

Info & fix: http://www.coolcats.net/help/indicator.html

Thanks for the link! Great info!!!

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Reply #6 – January 18, 2014, 03:24:20 PM

Perhaps someone can clear this up for me. On the site linked above, the info for the door tag lists that a "C" equals a C5 (which I believe I found on my tag but it's quite faded). However, I noticed that my shift pattern is P R N OD D 1. To me that would seem to indicate an AOD 4 spd trans. Does anyone know if there is a tag on the trans that I can check to nail down the ID on my transmission?

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Reply #7 – January 18, 2014, 05:10:48 PM

http://www.fordification.com/tech/transID-auto.htm

aod says automatic overdrive on the pan. pan/gasket shape will tell you the trans type.

1980 up v-8 = aod.
1986 aod was optional on 3.8.
1987-88 aod was standard on 5.0 and 3.8.
1983-86 3.8 was 3 speed auto.
turbo coups were a4ld (automatic 4spd light duty) for at least 87-88 tc's only. not sure on earlier years.

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Reply #8 – January 19, 2014, 05:03:13 PM

Looks like it's a C5.

I found some additional info on the net; "If the pan uses 13 bolts, the transmission is a C3. If the pan uses 11 bolts, the transmission is a C4 or a C5" and if the bellhousing length measures 7 inches, the transmission is a C5. If the length instead measures 6 1/4 inches, it is a C4."

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Reply #9 – September 06, 2014, 05:35:33 PM

1983-86 2.3t autos had the C3.

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Reply #10 – September 06, 2014, 06:47:04 PM

Quote from: Haystack;427530

1980 up v-8 = aod

Unless it was a 255 V8 in the early box-foxes, then it didn't get the AOD. I can attest to this with my 1980.

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Reply #11 – September 06, 2014, 06:52:36 PM

They also didnt havea 302 if you had a 255. Id still think about using a 255 crank on a stock displacement build

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Reply #12 – September 06, 2014, 07:51:34 PM

The only year you couldn't get a 302 was 1982, which was also the worst selling year. Coincidence? I doubt it!